The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-12-22
HARPER GUILTY.
He Embezzled and Misappropri-
ated Fidelity Funds,


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And Made False Entries In tho Bank Books
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CiNcINHArI. Dec. iO.-Fdear Stark. cashIcrof
the Cincinnati Nationnl Hank. waa the only viii.
ness on the stand today. ana he for only about
two minutes. The case was then submitted 10
the Jury without argument from either side
Judge Jnckson then charged the Jury. When
defining the law where criminal violation was
10 be construed. Judge Jackson's voice became
stern ana hard and he rend with terrihle Gm.
phasik, and he would str,Ighten up and look
sauarely az the Jury for n breath or two. Where
there was a reasonable doubt An favor OF Hnrper
ho gotit.
Now, gentlemen. the court desires 10 tnlk
with YOU in further explanation. having defined
the law as far ns Il is able" And then Judge
jackson went intb an exulanntion Of the trans,
actions nv which the defendant was benefited
and the Fidelity Bank suffered.
Harper sat pale. very pale and when the
Judges terrible words were uttered tho eyes Of
tho defendant were trnnsnxed upon the face Of
the Judge.
Men can't mcguire rights by a slip Of paper
Over t3n0OOO was taken from the Fidelity
Bank 4" said Judge jackson, There Is no doubt
about that. The taking OF that $4,000 check OF
the Riverside Iron and Steel Works from the
ti0D 600 call loan that was not 10 be touched
was nn unlawful and erimina ict" aud the Judge
fairly hurled this al tho Jury as the first gun.
Said the Judge. 'aOn August 10 1874
credit 10 the amount OF tiOOoO was
placed in the Fidelity National Bank for
the Riverside Iron ana Steel Works but
this was not 10 he drawn nom II was
merely placed horc 10 make the corporation
look stronger orin other words, make believe
that Il hAd large bank account On October
ie. 1885, si00Ol was nbsiraeied from the bank on
this credit which wns entirely unlawful on
February ie, iss7 the defendant admitted hay.
ing issued certificate Of deposit on the First
National Bank OF New York, when hn know no
money was IN bank 10 cover this transaction.
when he took 10 himself iha, credit by placing
o mere charge ticket IN the bank he took 10
himself false credit to which he was not en-.
titled. He states that he gave his individual
checks for the amount, but the books don't show
that he ild So
''on February eS 1871. another certificate OF
dcpos!tc for ssOncO) WIS issued ON that snmc
day not q dollar wns IN the bank 10 his credit:
he simply had made out charge tickets and Ind
them charged TO First National Bank Of New
York on February % 1851 he had drafts
drawn on First National Bank OF New York, In
favor Of wiiGbire, Eckert & Co, TO
b. used TO send 20 j. w
md that these checks were sent 10 Chicago for
the wheat deal then You win mud that sioO00D
was taken from the bank here and eeO0 90 from
the First National Bank of New York, and no
-rsiem OF book, keeping was ever invented 10
tOyer such enormous transactions March Z,
1881 t5D0Qo was drawn from the Chemical
Bank. and the defendant testified that he
charged Il TO his own individual account hut
when he drew u he did not have IL charged on
Tho Fideiit,. toaks
-Gentlcmen, there ia the amount oft5ss .sa
Tor which the checks we're exhibited here, that
uniawfuliy went out through the medium OF the
Fidelity 10 ihe credit OF Irwin, Green & ca. The
amount TO The credit Of G. J, Kershaw was
G7s00. Same source 20 Hoyt So,0n Irwin
Green, Eneol on the false credit Of eas5,Op
And this on the transactions In which the do
fendsnt admits he was Interested with Mr,
Hopkins He took 10 himself that tinOn He
took that unlRwfully. giving himself credit
There ore outstanding liabilities on letters OF
credit 10 Irwin Green sun &i3,0oo, and
amounts 10 other parties. tits not so particular
rs 10 the cxae,hess-
Judge jackson then described the sending Of
the ,Oo,0o by means OF Wiltshire, and de.
nounccd that, In tho light OF the evidence nd.
duced. I'm regard 10 the tl.ooo.0p collateral
sent 70 the Chemical National Bank. the de-
iendant was drawing $4,000 for unlawful and
criminal purposes.
III Is admitted that the defendant made he
roIc Efforts to save the bank But that has no
relevancy 10 the wrong done. man scutilesa
chip and then makes heroic ciorts 10 save the
ship. That does not preclude the criminality OF
the act. ] may FIRE upon You and give you
dangerous wound; may DO all in my power 10
stop the how Of blood but there is the criminal
ity OF the act and the ofiensc against the law
CINCINNATI, Dec, 1s.-Judge Sage took his
ss ~, p" nssns ore w. % S Soxns,an 10 ScaT @
.aa.s A, s.,.an ,,tr,,.s mas, I'm ,he ,ury,ooh